Maybank Private is leaning into the ongoing migration of manufacturing across Southeast Asia to fuel its growth, as the firm seeks to institutionalise its internal referral engine across the ASEAN corridor. Maybank Private has assets under management (AUM) of US$30.2 billion in Asia as of end-2025, up 29.1% from US$23.4 billion in 2024, and ranks 20th in APB‘s 2025 AUM […]

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Malaysia’s homegrown bank Maybank Private is eyeing further expansion in ASEAN beyond its core markets of Singapore and Malaysia, while targeting to hire another 15-20 RMs over the next year. Marking the 10th year anniversary of Maybank Private, its Singapore head of private wealth, Alice Tan, shared with Asian Private Banker how the private bank intends to leverage the group’s […]

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Maybank Private offers a variety of DPM mandates — from low to high-risk multi-asset ones — but three in particular have seen stronger client interest of late, Alice Tan told Asian Private Banker “One of them is a thematic mandate named Long Term Global Growth (LTGG),” said the Maybank Singapore head of Private Wealth, and head of Products and Investment […]

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As the financial world waits with bated breath to see whether China Evergrande makes more than US$148 million in coupon payments on Monday, mainland China’s real estate sector is showing new signs of stress. Modern Land (China) Co, another Chinese developer, on Monday sought a three-month extension on a dollar bond due 25 October in an effort to improve its […]

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This week: Maybank Singapore: Investors unable to withstand China volatility should trim exposure; Fidelity International: Sentiment has taken a bigger knock than fundamentals; PIMCO: Do not expect systemic risk across China’s real estate sector; Pictet Asset Management: Advising clients to increase cash, add volatility hedges. Maybank Singapore: Investors unable to withstand China volatility should trim exposure Despite shares steadying on […]

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Thematic mandates that offer an exposure to long-term global growth as well as an increase in interest for ESG-based investing have helped Maybank Group Wealth Management increase the penetration of its discretionary portfolio management offerings as part of its AUM. DPM mandates have increased by 75% from December 2020 to April 2021, making up 13% of Maybank’s AUM, thanks to […]

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This week: Maybank Singapore still expects above-trend growth supporting risk assets; UBS Chief Investment Office is moving China from most preferred to neutral, due to tech sector “woes”; BlackRock Investment Institute: Market overreactions may create opportunities to readjust portfolios to a pro-risk stance Maybank Singapore still expects above-trend growth supporting risk assets China’s tightening of its oversight on domestic Big […]

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Maybank Singapore has launched a FutureReady upskilling certification course in partnership with Singapore-based Nanyang Polytechnic, drawing from Maybank Group’s S$10 million budget earmarked for its FutureReady digital upskilling programme, addressing its private bank’s relationship managers and other employees. “Through the Maybank FutureReady Certification Course, our private bankers are able to tap the right tools to analyse data, predict trends, and […]

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This International Women’s Day, private bankers and wealth managers across the region speak to Asian Private Banker on the finer nuances of addressing the high net worth female demographic, including wealthy women’s deepest worries and most pressing concerns, the evolving roles and burdens they assume in wealth planning and transfer, and their investment interests and priorities. Top concerns: What are […]

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